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Mountain challenge
By REBECCA BILLS SHE’S only 22, but determined to climb a mountain. And not just any mountain, Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. Kalorama’s Rhiannon Thomas is embarking…
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‘Avalanche’ of positive ideas
By REBECCA BILLS PROJECT Upwey members are blown away by the community’s response to the Upwey Community Conversation and Workshop. Last Monday, more than 140…
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Suspicious fire probed
POLICE are investigating a shed and bungalow fire they believe was deliberately lit last weekend in Monbulk. Detective Senior Constable Rod Newberry said emergency crews…
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Men’s shed future builders
By REBECCA BILLS Morrison Men’s Shed members say they are determined to carry on despite losing as much as $12,000 in the Morrison House closure.…
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Moving, still proudly local
WE’RE coming together to strengthen our service to the community. A stronger editorial and advertising team will be based in brand new offices in Healesville,…
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Art’s deeper message
By DAVID ALLEGRETI “I don’t think about art when I’m working. I try to think about life.” This was the philosophy of the late American…
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Murder mysteries
By MELISSA MEEHAN After 40 years in the job, policeman still ponders unsolved killings… TWO unsolved murders stick in the mind of Leading Senior Constable…
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Babies locked in cars
By MELISSA MEEHAN IT’S every mother’s nightmare – and easy to do. But when Rebecca Warren locked her eight-month-old daughter Georgia in the car last…
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Bird study group hailed
By JODIE SYMONDS SHERBROOKE Lyrebird Study Group was thanked for their feathery work. The contribution by volunteers has been acknowledged for their involvement in helping…
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Cooking up a storm
The Emerald SES Auxiliary Unit received a much-needed boost in both finances and morale, thanks to unit member Jim Paxton’s mother. After many chats with…
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Cash injection for town
By ANEEKA SIMONIS GEMBROOK has welcomed a multi-million dollar investment project under the Victorian Coalition Government’s 2014/15 State Budget. Divided across various community groups, Member…
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Beyond the Big Mac
By MELISSA MEEHAN TECOMA residents are invited to have their say on the future of the town at a meeting on Wednesday night. International community…